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- F.D.A. Is Reviewing If Moderna Vaccine Causes Heart Problems in Adolescents
- G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants
- “Vax” is Oxford’s 2021 Word of the Year
- Biden Rolls Back Trump's Metal Tariffs On European Union
- Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide
- Covid-19: Single case shuts down Shanghai Disneyland
- Yemen war: Deadly missile attack on Marib religious school
- UK could take legal action against France over fishing row, says Liz Truss
- COP26 Live Updates: ‘We Are Digging Our Own Graves,’ U.N. Leader Warns at Climate Summit
- After Violent Standoff, Pakistan Strikes Deal With Banned Islamist Group
- Official Global Covid Death Toll Surpasses 5 Million, but Full Count Is Higher
- David Attenborough Urges Leaders at COP26 Summit to ‘Rewrite Our Story’
- Handball Federation Ends Bikini Bottom Requirement for Women
- U.N. Leader, António Guterres, Warns of 'Climate Catastrophe' at COP26
- Thailand Reopens to Tourists Without Requiring Quarantine
- China’s push to burn more coal puts climate goals at risk.
- How to Prevent Climate Disasters
- John Kerry Plays Down COP26 Expectations
- Greta Thunberg Is Mobbed as She Arrives in Glasgow for COP26
- The Stunning Grandeur of Soviet-Era Metros
- What to Watch For At COP26 on Monday and Tuesday
- Climate conference kicks off in Glasgow with floods and low expectations.
- Michael Bloomberg announces an effort to shut down coal in 25 countries.
- COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
- COP26: India PM Narendra Modi pledges net zero by 2070
- Nigeria building collapse: Race to find survivors as dozens still missing
- Scott Morrison: Australian PM rejects 'sledging' from France amid row
- COP26: Wheelchair-using minister unable to attend summit
- Oromo Liberation Army: On the ground with Ethiopian fighters
- Military officers condemn CIA torture as a stain on America
- Nicaragua accused of running internet troll farm
- Melbourne Cup: Verry Elleegant wins Australia's biggest race
- Handball federation changes uniform rules after bikini row
- COP26: Was US President Biden asleep or just resting his eyes?
- Squid Game crypto token collapses in apparent scam
- Spain energy crisis: Soaring bills hamper recovery from Covid
- Why Africa urgently needs its own genetic library
- Timed Teaser: Who entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
- World Series: The sports data pioneer who spotted baseball's big fix of 1919
- Virginia election: A tight race for the governor's mansion
- Climate change: Should we save or exploit the vanishing Amazon?
- Day of the Dead parade returns to Mexico City after Covid
- COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
- Climate change: Five dealmakers who will influence the outcome at COP26
- Climate change: Is Greta Thunberg right about UK carbon emissions?
- COP26: Climate change graph 'needs more colours' as world gets hotter
- My day at COP26: 'I told world leaders: We're not drowning, we're fighting'
- Global Leaders Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030
- Egypt Poised to Expand Security Powers of President and Military
- Nigeria Building Collapse Kills at Least 5 With Many More Trapped
- New Zealand Held a Contest for Bird of the Year. The Birds Lost.
- As Earth Warms, Human History Is Melting Away
- Men in Gaza Imprisoned Over Wedding Loans
- How Car Shortages Are Putting the Economy at Risk
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- At COP26 Summit, Urgent Pleas to Combat Global Warning
- Queen Elizabeth Urges Climate Action in COP26 Video
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- India Will Sharply Increase Renewable Energy, Modi Says
- Biden Calls for Tougher Actions on Emissions at COP26
- Who Is Attending the COP26 Climate Summit, and Who Isn't
- Biden’s Glasgow pitch: This time, the U.S. is serious about climate change.
- Shanghai Disneyland Temporarily Shut by ‘Severe’ Virus Outbreak
- COP26 Bangladesh: If tidal surges destroy our house, where will we go?
- COP26: US to stop methane leaks from oil and gas wells
- COP26: UK apologises to Israeli minister for wheelchair access problems
- COP26: David Attenborough says world is looking to leaders
- China Makes It a Crime to Mock Country's Heroes
- Queen Elizabeth Urges Climate Action in COP26 Video
- COP26: Bezos pledges $2bn for restoring nature
- More than 20 killed in attack on Kabul military hospital
- Why Syrians face deportation from Turkey over banana jokes
- China urges families to store basic supplies in case of emergency
- Yahoo pulls out of China over 'challenging' business conditions
- Tesla opens its chargers to other electric cars
- Brazil: Amazon parrot plays peekaboo with CCTV traffic camera
- Ecuador Vows at COP26 to Create Marine Reserve for Galápagos Islands
- Dozens Killed in Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital
- Jeff Bezos Makes $2 Billion Environmental Pledge at COP26 Summit
- China Urges Families to Stock up on Food for Winter
- Britain's Covid Response Offers a Warning to Other Countries
- Reduce fossil fuels in the long term but pump more now, Biden says, angering activists.
- Day 2 of the climate summit brings the first concrete commitments.
- How Car Shortages Are Putting the Economy at Risk
- From the Amazon to Glasgow: An Indigenous activist says, ‘We have no more time.’
- COP26: US and EU announce global pledge to slash methane
- Ex-Fifa president Blatter and ex-Uefa boss Platini charged with fraud
- Auschwitz tattoo stamp auction in Jerusalem sparks fury
- Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Citizens urged to defend Addis Ababa against rebels
- Polish abortion law protests over woman's hospital death
- COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal
- COP26: Joe Biden says methane reduction pledge will make 'huge difference'
- Deforestation: Which countries are still cutting down trees?
- My day at COP26: 'My island home is threatened - we have no hill to run to'
- Once a Climate Leader, Brazil Falls Short in Glasgow
- Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Rebels Advance Toward Capital
- U.S.-Russia Engagement Deepens as C.I.A. Head Travels to Moscow
- Former FIFA Officials Face Fraud Charges Over Secret Payment
- Palestinian Families Reject Deal in Area That Helped Set Off Gaza Conflict
- Squid Cryptocurrency Crashes, and Investors Lose Money
- Facebook Plans to Shut Down Its Facial Recognition System
- Karine Elharrar, Israel's Energy Minister, Couldn't Attend COP26 Events in Her Wheelchair
- John Kerry Says $100 Billion in Climate Aid Per Year Is Within Reach
- How the COP26 Deforestation Pledge Measures Up
- Biden Pledges $3 Billion to Help the World Adapt to Climate Change
- COP26: Biden attacks China and Russia leaders for missing summit
- Cleo Smith: Missing 4-year-old found alive in Australia
- Two dead after seven-storey fall at Abba tribute concert
- With Methane and Forest Deals, Climate Summit Offers Hope After Gloomy Start
- Building in Nigeria Had ‘Abnormalities’ Before Collapse
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Glenn Youngkin: Republican seizes lead in Virginia governor race
- Covid: US fully approves Pfizer vaccine for children over five
- Minneapolis rejects move to replace police department
- T20 World Cup: When Indian fans are jailed for celebrating Pakistan's win
- Border closures threaten Hong Kong's financial hub status
- Australia jobs: 'The staffing issue is impossible'
- Job-seekers turn to TikTok to post 'CareerTok' CVs
- Bosnian leader stokes fears of Balkan breakup
- What is net zero and how are the UK and other countries doing?
- COP26: What's the climate impact of private jets?
- Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Report says war crimes may have been committed
- The woman defying the Taliban on girls' education
- Cleo Smith: Missing four-year-old found alive weeks after vanishing
- US mothers divided on vaccines for young children
- From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut
- Torn From Parents in the Belgian Congo, Women Seek Reparations
- China's Peng Shuai Makes #MeToo Claim Against Zhang Gaoli
- Cleo Smith, 4, Is Found 18 Days After She Vanishes in Australia
- South Africa to Get $8.5 billion to Shift From Coal to Renewables
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- NSO Group: Israeli spyware company added to US trade blacklist
- Facebook deletes Ethiopia PM's post that urged citizens to 'bury' rebels
- Galapagos marine reserve: Conservationists hail expansion
- Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star makes sexual assault claims
- Halloween's over - what should I do with my costume?
- Nigeria's Ikoyi building collapse: Anger and frustration grows
- Hijab campaign tweets pulled by Council of Europe after French backlash
- Lockerbie bombing: Libya could work with US on extradition
- Alec Baldwin shares post defending Rust film set safety
- Sophie Pétronin: France criticises saved hostage who went back to Mali
- Auschwitz tattoo stamp auction suspended by Israeli court
- My Day at COP26: ‘My police dog doesn't care if Biden is here - he gets on with the job’
- Cleo Smith: How Australian police found the missing four-year-old
- 2021: A year of wild weather
- Mark Carney at COP26: Countries should have a carbon price
- Jacinda Ardern: 'We know we need to do more' to tackle climate change
- COP26 climate change summit: So far, so good-ish
- ISIS Poses a Growing Threat to New Taliban Government in Afghanistan
- Atrocities on All Sides in Ethiopia, U.N. Says as Rebels Advance
- European Steel Plan Shows Biden’s Bid to Merge Climate and Trade Policy
- At COP26, Gore Says Satellite Emissions Monitoring Helps Climate-Change Fight
- Covaxin, Vaccine Developed in India, Gets W.H.O. Clearance
- Sunao Tsuboi, 96, Dies; Hiroshima Victim Who Lived to Tell His Story
- COP26 Summit Attendees Frustrated With Long Lines and Access
- Protesters March Against ‘Greenwashing' at COP26
- What Did Scott Morrison, Australia's Leader, Accomplish at COP26?
- U.S. to Provide $500 Million for Green Bonds, Yellen Says
- Virginia Goes Red
- New $10.5 Billion Fund Aims to Spur Green Energy in Poor Countries
- Financial Industry, With $130 Trillion, to Pursue Climate Goals
- Governments Must Invest in Jobs in Green Economy, Ban Ki-moon Says.
- Brazil presents itself as part of the solution, but critics see a climate scofflaw.
- COP26: 190 nations and organisations pledge to quit coal
- Biden rejects blame for shock Virginia election defeat
- Iran nuclear deal: Talks to resume within weeks
- ICC to probe Venezuela over alleged crimes against humanity
- Ethiopia's war one year on: How to end the suffering
- Diwali 2021: India celebrates festival of lights under shadow of Covid-19
- Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med
- Schitt's Creek's Dan Levy on memes, representation and 'Ew David'
- Kyle Rittenhouse trial: When can you shoot as self-defence?
- Michelle Wu makes history as first Asian American woman elected as Boston mayor
- Climate change: Why are disabled people so affected by the climate crisis?
- What is hydrogen energy and why is it important?
- COP26: How protesters prepared for the Glasgow climate change summit
- Iran Seizes an Oil Tanker, but Whose Tanker Is Disputed
- U.S. Blacklists Israeli Firm NSO Group Over Spyware
- Weapons Tracing Study Implicates Russia in Ukraine Conflict
- Why Is Ethiopia at War in the Tigray Region?
- Back in Chicago, Woman Is Charged in Killing of Mother on Indonesian Vacation
- 18 Countries to Phase Out Coal, According to Leaked Document
- With scant vaccine supplies, the W.H.O. presses Latin America and the Caribbean to hold off on boosters.
- Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles tests positive for the virus.
- Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon: 'We're Running out of Time."
- Your Thursday Briefing
- Damon Galgut Wins Booker Prize for ‘The Promise’
- Greece Tightens Covid Restrictions on the Unvaccinated
- As deadlines loom, the U.S. military grants few vaccine exemptions.
- Duterte vows to punish Philippine officials for slow vaccine delivery.
- Cleo Smith: Australian man charged over four-year-old's abduction
- Covid: Record German cases as WHO warns of Europe deaths
- Amanda Knox on how she thinks her case would be viewed today
- HPV vaccine cutting cervical cancer by nearly 90%
- Facebook's metaverse plans labelled as 'dystopian' and 'a bad idea'
- Erdogan: Turkey investigates posts about president's health
- Climate change: Carbon emissions show rapid rebound after Covid dip
- Hundreds join violence against women protest in Mexico
- Cupcakes recalled in US over metal fragment contamination fears
- European manhunt for £26m London celebrity raids suspect
- Cleo Smith: Listen to the moment police rescued missing girl
- Climate change: Facebook fails to flag denial, study finds
- Trieste, Center of Italy’s Anti-Vaccine Protests, Is Now a Covid Hot Spot
- Cleo Smith Abduction: Australian Man Is Charged After 18-Day Search
- Israel Passes State Budget
- The U.K. Approves Merck's Covid Pill
- What's Behind Democrats' Struggle With Working-Class Voters
- The Art and Ritual of Rangoli
- Your Thursday Briefing
- Trump-Russia Steele dossier analyst charged with lying to FBI
- LA 'jetpack man' was probably a balloon
- High-risk Covid gene more common in South Asians
- Tiger King's Joe Exotic asks for release from jail after cancer diagnosis
- Ecuador president: More than batons needed to control jails
- My Day at COP26: 'It's my job to keep the summit fed - sustainably'
- A.N.C. Suffers Worst Election Setback Since End of Apartheid
- NASA’s Latest Breakthrough: ‘Best Space Tacos Yet’
- W.H.O. Official: 'Europe Is Back at Epicenter of the Pandemic'
- Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
- A New 10-Year Plan for the Cosmos
- Facing a New Surge, Germany Sets a Daily Virus Case Record
- India's Diwali Celebrations Draw Large Crowds Despite Covid Concerns
- COP26: Indonesia criticises 'unfair' deal to end deforestation
- Kirk Douglas assaulted Natalie Wood, her sister alleges
- Mexico: Shooting near Cancun leaves two dead, prosecutors say
- Ahmaud Arbery: Nearly all-white jury chosen in black jogger murder trial
- How fresh is your food? Sensors could show you
- Portugal's president calls snap election
- Somizi Mhlongo: Gay TV star cancels Zimbabwe trip after churches complain
- As winter looms, reports of starvation in North Korea
- Does the skyscraper still have a future?
- Quiz of the week: Who joined Macaulay Culkin in Gucci's Love Parade?
- How pop star Zara Larsson made a seven-figure sum on Roblox
- Nostalgia-soaked photos capture legendary LA roller rink
- Africa's week in pictures: 29 October - 4 November 2021
- COP26: Indigenous Amazon activist 'got death threats' after speech
- A.N.C. Suffers Worst Election Setback Since End of Apartheid
- Bitterness Over Brexit Lies Behind Fraying France-U.K. Relations
- Canada Turns Over Military Sexual Assault Cases to Civilian Courts
- In Saskatoon, a Moose on the Loose Is Returned to the Wild
- Crackdown Sweeps Ethiopia’s Capital as War Draws Near
- Conflict-of-Interest Case Has Boris Johnson Reversing Course, Again
- The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in November
- A White House aide who traveled abroad with Biden tests positive for the coronavirus.
- Your Friday Briefing
- Hong Kong will offer extra shots to high-risk residents next week.
- South Korea Toughens Measures as Virus Spreads Among Teens
- Inflation: Global food prices hit fresh 10-year high, UN says
- Niger: At least 69 killed in gun attack
- Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions
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